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Category: Book Reviews

Lisa Lutz + David Hayward: flip a coin

Posted on June 7, 2011April 10, 2026 by Charlsie-Kern Kruger

(Rick Kleffel) “…when you got the other person’s new chapter you had no idea what it was going to be…” —David Hayward Lisa Lutz and David Hayward, or, as it were, David Hayward and Lisa Lutz seemed pretty much born to entertain us. Bringing them together in front of an audience at the Capitola Book Read More

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Jasper Fforde: reinventing the world

Posted on May 30, 2011April 10, 2026 by Charlsie-Kern Kruger

(Rick Kleffel) 10 Rules for Writing When I first told Capitola Book Café that I had snagged Jasper Fforde as a guest for the March version of The Agony Column Live, they were concerned. “Are you sure you can keep up with him, Rick?” I was asked. “He’s kind of like a stand-up comedian.” “Kind Read More

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